Aberdeen is a very small city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 4,848 people and four associated neighborhoods, Aberdeen is the 67th largest community in Mississippi.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Aberdeen is worth considering.
Aberdeen is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In Aberdeen, just 11.73% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Aberdeen in 2022 was $28,278, which is upper middle income relative to Mississippi, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,112 for a family of four. However, Aberdeen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Aberdeen is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Aberdeen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aberdeen residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Aberdeen include English, Irish, German, African, and Welsh.
The most common language spoken in Aberdeen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Greek and Italian.